Amazon and Apple are both behemoths in their own rights, with each having its own distinct business models. However, the one aspect where they both meet and compete with each other is their book business. In fact, for Amazon, Kindle and the ensuing book ecosystem happens to be one of the focus areas of their entire business structure. For Apple, selling or renting books is also … [Read more...] about Apple Books or Kindle. Which one is better?
Unihertz teases new BlackBerry Key2-like smartphone for launch soon
With chances of a BlackBerry-branded phone getting launched being all but over, here is something that comes closest to offering a similar feel and functionality as the real thing. Unihertz has already been offering a few BlackBerry-styled smartphones in various form factors and recently the company teased the launch of another handset which, as PhoneArena stated looks almost … [Read more...] about Unihertz teases new BlackBerry Key2-like smartphone for launch soon
What makes Piccoma the most profitable manga app in Japan?
Piccoma has emerged as the manga app to beat in Japan. The feat is incredible considering that it has just been a few years since the app was introduced. Owned by the South Korean internet company Kakao, the company started off with a single studio in Japan before it branched out to two more studio locations, one each in Seoul and Tokyo. The app had turned out to be the highest … [Read more...] about What makes Piccoma the most profitable manga app in Japan?
TshWatch smart wearable with E Ink display will keep tabs on your body
Getting to buy a smartwatch having all the latest health monitoring features is one thing but developing one's own from scratch is a completely different ballgame, one that is as much about fun as it is exciting. The TshWatch is one such project being pursued by Ivan / @pikot which comes with an E Ink display and is rather ambitious in its scope. For the wearable is envisaged … [Read more...] about TshWatch smart wearable with E Ink display will keep tabs on your body
Overcast goes in for its biggest overhaul since its launch around eight years ago
Overcast, the podcast player for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch has gone for its biggest overhaul ever since it came into being about eight years ago. Almost everything has gone for a thorough makeover, which includes the home screen, the playlist screen to even the typography and spacing as well. As Marco reported, the update also comes with a lot of bug fixes as well besides … [Read more...] about Overcast goes in for its biggest overhaul since its launch around eight years ago
Google working to emerge as a serious player in the podcast space
With podcasts being the latest crowd favorite, it shouldn't come as a surprise that YouTube is keen to have a slice of the lucrative new segment. An internal document that has leaked online also revealed there already are grand plans afoot on how best to tap into a segment where many of its competitors seem to have an edge already.As PodNews claimed, YouTube is working … [Read more...] about Google working to emerge as a serious player in the podcast space
New Dell stylus that never gets lost, has potential for e-notes
Dell has come up with a new stylus pen which it claims will never get lost. Explaining further, the company said their new Premier Rechargeable Active Pen (PN7522W) avoids getting lost thanks to the integrated Tile capability it comes with. Once it is activated, the accompanying Tile software helps in tracking the pen thanks to the Bluetooth tech that it supports. That is not … [Read more...] about New Dell stylus that never gets lost, has potential for e-notes
First Apple iPhone and iPad hybrid device expected to arrive in 2025
While it’s already known Apple is working on a foldable device, one that likely will serve as an iPhone variant but will open up into a tablet device, recent reports on this claim such a device isn't expected to arrive before 2025 at the least. This has been revealed by the popular leakster Ming-Chi Kuo who is known to be quite accurate with his Apple-related … [Read more...] about First Apple iPhone and iPad hybrid device expected to arrive in 2025
Joan 6 Pro gets the Red Dot Award 2022
Joan 6 Pro has won the prestigious Red Dot Award for outstanding product design in 2022. This also happens to be the third such honor for the e-paper meeting room scheduler from Visionect which the company said owes it to the sustainable design theme of the device as well as its clean and simple lines. Previously, we have seen the Joan 6 and the Joan 13 receive the Red Dot … [Read more...] about Joan 6 Pro gets the Red Dot Award 2022
FlashBooks presents busy entrepreneurs summary of books they don’t have  time to read
Here is a nice solution for those who wish to read books but aren't able to do so for want of time. Take for instance entrepreneurs who spend the better part of the day and even beyond in the work environment, leaving little to no time pursuing other hobbies like reading. It is here that FlashBooks Business Book Summaries can help make things better for such people who are … [Read more...] about FlashBooks presents busy entrepreneurs summary of books they don’t have  time to read
Line Digital Frontier acquires eBOOK Initiative Japan
Line Digital Frontier, a Japanese webtoon company announced it has purchased the Japanese electronic book company eBOOK Initiative Japan, the Korean publication Korea JoonAnd Daily reported. Line Digital Frontier happens to be a subsidiary of Naver Webtoon and has its own webtoon app in Japanese named Line Manga.eBOOK Initiative, on the other hand, is an e-book service … [Read more...] about Line Digital Frontier acquires eBOOK Initiative Japan
Modos Paper Laptop will be the first laptop with an E Ink display
How about a laptop with an E Ink display? Just such a thing is reported to be in the works under the aegis of someone that Hacker.Io referred to as Alexander Soto. However, such a device won't be targeted at the mass market. Instead, the Modos paper Laptop, as it is bring referred to at the moment is going to be best suited for the sole purpose of reading and writing. That way, … [Read more...] about Modos Paper Laptop will be the first laptop with an E Ink display
Xiaomi launches new Duokan Electronic Paper Book Pro II e-reader in China
Xiaomi has a new e-reader to offer in the form of the Duokan Electronic Paper Book Pro II. Hailed as a Kindle competitor in China, the new Duokan Electronic Paper Book Pro II however has much the same specs as its predecessor save for a performance boost brought about by the quad-core RK3566 chipset. Xiaomi is claiming markedly better response times with the new e-reader which … [Read more...] about Xiaomi launches new Duokan Electronic Paper Book Pro II e-reader in China
New Raspberry Pi project outputs Discord messages on E Ink display
Here comes yet another Raspberry Pi project that uses an E Ink display. However, this time it is unique in that the Raspberry Pi computer is used to share the latest message of a Discord server as chosen by the user on a Waveshare E Ink display. This way, as Tom's Hardware stated, the Raspberry Pi project, the credit for which goes to Reddit user Android2771 is among the very … [Read more...] about New Raspberry Pi project outputs Discord messages on E Ink display